Douala vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$731
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
21
30
😀 Quality of life
34
25
🏙️ Population
2.77M
42.7K

The cost of living in Douala is 156% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4173rd and 8393rd ($1368 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Cameroon and Kenya, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7649th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Meru

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Douala Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545